October 16
Nigeria: No More Cover-Up in Oil Industry, New Senate Petroleum Committee Chair Warns
Premium Times
The new Chairman of the Senate Committee on Petroleum Resources (Downstream) bemoaned the secrecy in Nigeria's oil industry and called for a change. Read more »
Nigeria: Alleged Cash-for-Pardon Deal - 'I Didn't Defame You,' Bobrisky Replies Falana, Falz
Premium Times
"I stand by my express denial and put the matter to strict proof and advise that whoever has been defamed should hold the publisher of the defamatory content..." Read more »
Nigeria: Vehicle Ban, Border Closure Crippling Our Revenue in Kwara - Customs Controller
Daily Trust
The Area Controller of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) in Kwara State, Faith Matthew Ojeifo, says the ban on importation of vehicles and border closure has crippled the command of… Read more »
Nigeria: Tinubu, Shettima's Absence Won't Create Leadership Vacuum - Presidency
Daily Trust
Following the absence of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima from the country, the Presidency has clarified that there is no leadership Vacuum, saying… Read more »
Kenya: Mover of Gachagua Impeachment Motion Faces Intense Grilling At Senate
Capital FM
The mover of the impeachment motion against Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, Kibwezi West MP Mwengi Mutuse, faced intense scrutiny from Gachagua's legal team during… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: International Criminal Court Takes Important Step in DR Congo [press release]
HRW
Revived Inquiry an Opportunity to Address 'Impunity Gap' Read more »
Zimbabwe: Harare Commission of Inquiry Detains 'Arrogant and Evasive' Harare Councilor
New Zimbabwe
A COMMISSION inquiry which is investigating the operations of the Harare City Council, has detained the chairperson of the Works and Town Planning Committee, Takudzwa Dzumbunu… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Legislator Calls for Mineral Beneficiation and Community Benefits, Criticizes Wealth Inequality
263Chat
Marondera Central Member of Parliament Caston Matewu has called for urgent reforms to ensure the country's natural resources benefit all citizens, rather than a privileged few. Read more »
South Africa: Prasa Dealt With the Foreshore Evictees in Bad Faith, Says Ndifuna Ukwazi Attorney
GroundUp
The rail agency has finally returned the group's belongings, but in poor condition, say the evictees Read more »
Cameroon: Arrest of Separatist Leader Puts Spotlight On Cameroon's Anglophone Conflict
Crisis Group
Norwegian police have arrested a Cameroonian separatist leader, Lucas Ayaba Cho, on charges of incitement of crimes against humanity, marking the first major attempt to address… Read more »
South Africa: Lusikisiki Mass Murder Suspect Abandons Bail
SAnews.gov.za
A 45-year-old man suspected of the murder of 18 people in the Eastern Cape has abandoned his bail application in the Lusikisiki Magistrates' Court in the Eastern Cape. Read more »
Africa: Kenya's Roam E-Motorcycle Completes 6,000 Km Kenya-S. Africa Solar Journey
Capital FM
Roam Air, an African-made electric motorcycle, has completed a 6,000-kilometer solar-powered journey from Nairobi, Kenya, to Stellenbosch, South Africa. Read more »
Kenya: Gachagua's Legal Team Objects to Orengo's Appearance for National Assembly
Capital FM
Embattled Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua's legal team has objected to Governor James Orengo's appearance for the National Assembly citing his position as a State officer. Read more »
Kenya: Gachagua to Be Sole Witness At Senate Trial, Sakaja, Mutuse Appear for National Assembly
Capital FM
Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua will be the sole witness in his impeachment trial that has commenced at the Senate. Read more »
Nigeria: Tanker Explosion Claims 90 Lives in Jigawa - Police
Vanguard
No fewer than 90 people were confirmed dead, following a petrol tanker explosion in Majiya Town, Taura Local Government Area of the state on Tuesday. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Ex-Chegutu West MP Dexter Nduna Remanded in Custody for Illegally Collecting Parking Fees From Motorists
New Zimbabwe
CONTROVERSIAL former Chegutu West Member of Parliament (MP), Dexter Nduna has been dragged to court on charges of illegally collecting vehicle parking fees from motorists in… Read more »
Kenya: Kenyan Court Rejects Bid to Stop Deputy President's Ouster
RFI
A Kenyan court on Tuesday dismissed a last-minute attempt to halt the Senate's debate and vote on the impeachment of Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua. Read more »
Nigeria: CJN Laments Number of Pending Cases, Threatens Sack of Non-Performing Judges
This Day
The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, has lamented the increasing number of cases pending in superior courts across the country. Read more »
Kenya: Gachagua's Successor - Why Mudavadi Is Techinically Knocked Out of the Race
Capital FM
As the consideration on the impeachment of Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua draws near, the likelihood of Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi become the next Deputy President… Read more »
Kenya: Gachagua At the Senate Ahead of Impeachment Trial
Capital FM
Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has arrived at the Senate ahead of his impeachment trial. Read more »
Kenya: 3-Judge Bench Declines to Stop DP Gachagua's Impeachment
Capital FM
The three-judge bench of the High Court hearing petitions seeking to stop Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua's impeachment trial has declined to stop the Senate process. Read more »
South Africa: Highrises, Hellholes and Healthcare - Hillbrow's Heritage Story
spotlight
Hillbrow started out as Johannesburg's first health hub in the late 1880s. It's also been a suburb associated with pimps and prostitution, a middle finger to the Nationalist Party,… Read more »
Uganda: Mother Suffocates Two-Month-Old After Night of Drinking
Nile Post
The mother, Maria Nabusoba, 27, had allegedly spent the day drinking in Kaminyasi Village before returning home around 2am on the night of October 15. Read more »
October 15
Rwanda: EU Needs to Demand Proof Rwanda Will End Torture in Prisons
HRW
"Yordani, as in the Jordan river. That's where they put prisoners and beat them," a former prisoner in Rwanda told Human Rights Watch. In the New Testament, John the Baptist was… Read more »
Central African Republic: Central African Republic Reparations - What Victims Say About First Payments
JusticeInfo.net
In mid-September, the Special Criminal Court in the Central African Republic announced it had implemented reparations for the victims of two massacres in 2019, the subject of its… Read more »
